Ajax Bastola’s Layers of Identity
By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Ōtepoti Dunedin’s creative rangatahi explore their whakapapa through powerful stories of their identity, culture, and belonging through poetry and essays on ‘Layers of Identity’.
PODCAST bit.ly/LayersOfIdentityAjax
"If you don't know something about your whakapapa, ask your parents or family as they will most probably know and keep learning and share what you know with the next generations."
Ajax, a student at Kaikorai Valley College, shares his connection to his Nepalese roots and his journey of moving to Aotearoa at the age of three in his Whakapapa essay.
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Layers of Identity airs Saturdays 12.30pm and Fridays 3.30pm
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